About Liparis atlanticus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
Liparis atlanticus is a small, tadpole-like fish with a soft, scaleless body and a complex ventral sucker formed from heavily modified pelvic fins. It has a single dorsal fin with a clear indentation at the 5th or 6th ray, and has fewer fin rays overall than other species in the same genus. Its body is mostly brown, becoming lighter on the flanks and pale on the ventral surface; it also has black spots on its sensory pores and dark bars on its fins. This species reaches a maximum total length of around 13 cm (5.1 in).
Liparis atlanticus, commonly called the Atlantic snailfish, is found in coastal waters of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, with a range extending from Ungava Bay in Quebec south to New Jersey. It inhabits intertidal zones and the adjacent subtidal region, down to depths of 90 m (300 ft). In the northern parts of its range, it is frequently found along shorelines in seaweed beds.
